CVE-2005-2298 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass virus scanning in BitDefender Engine by crafting emails with specific commands, allowing malicious attachments to pass undetected.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-2298?
CVE-2005-2298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
BitDefender Engine 1.6.1 and earlier does not properly scan all attachments, which allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning via begin and end commands in the body of the e-mail, which BitDefender treats as a uuencoded attachment and stops scanning afterwards.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2298?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Softwin Bitdefender Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2298?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-2298 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2298 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g97p-52rv-2gcg.